Job opening: GARDENER
Salary: $23 - 29 per hour
Published at: Jun 20 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a GARDENER of NAVAL WAR COLLEGE.
Salary Range for WG-6 level: $22.59 - $26.41.
Salary Range for WG-8 level: $24.77 - $28.82.
Duties
You will operate weed control equipment, tractor and tractor attachments
You will determine when trees, plants, and shrubs should be pruned and shaped
You will operate equipment in a variety of settings including open fields and around buildings and roadways over both level and rolling terrain
You will control weeds around trees, shrubs, flower beds, sidewalks, curbs, and establishes landscapes
You will select appropriate tools, materials, and techniques to perform custodial and grounds maintenance
Requirements
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- You will be required to successfully complete a post-appointment physical examination.
Qualifications
Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.
This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
Naval War College
Newport, RI 02841
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: [email protected]
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